Lyrics: Pedro Rodriguez
Music: Pedro Rodriguez
Sunrise bleedin' orange on the county line road
Coffee hot and strong, heavy on the daily load
Boots hit the blacktop, before the rooster crows
Another daybreak callin', everybody knows
From the rig-stop diners to the factory floor
Sweat on the brow, always askin' for more
Clock in, clock out, no time for debate
This ain't no nine-to-five, this is makin' our own fate
Yeah, the world keeps spinnin', faster every year
But the honest day's dollar, keeps us standin' right here
Got that fire in the belly, no fear in the eye
Lookin' life straight back, beneath this big ol' sky
'Cause we're blue collar to the bone!
Built on grit, from a foundation carved in stone
Every calloused hand, tells a story you can trust
Yeah, we're blue collar to the bone!
Holdin' it together, turnin' dust into gold dust
From the farm to the city, we ain't ever alone!
We're blue collar, blue collar, blue collar to the bone!
From the nurse's night shift to the welder's spark flashin'
On the highways rollin', eighteen wheels stashin'
Concrete pourin' steady, hammer on the nail
Fixin' what's broken, never gonna fail
Mama taught me lessons, Daddy showed me how
Workin' for a livin', ain't no shame in it now
Small town big dreams, in the heart of the fight
Shinin' like a headlight, in the dark of the night
Yeah, the world keeps spinnin', faster every year
But the honest day's dollar, keeps us standin' right here
Got that fire in the belly, no fear in the eye
Lookin' life straight back, beneath this big ol' sky
'Cause we're blue collar to the bone!
Built on grit, from a foundation carved in stone
Every calloused hand, tells a story you can trust
Yeah, we're blue collar to the bone!
Holdin' it together, turnin' dust into gold dust
From the farm to the city, we ain't ever alone!
We're blue collar, blue collar, blue collar to the bone!
Some folks talk big money, some chase the big bright lights
But there's pride in the labor, makin' all the wrongs right
For the ones we believe in, for the life that we chase
Leavin' somethin' better, in this time and space
'Cause we're blue collar to the bone!
Built on grit, from a foundation carved in stone
Every calloused hand, tells a story you can trust
Yeah, we're blue collar to the bone!
Holdin' it together, turnin' dust into gold dust
From the farm to the city, we ain't ever alone!
We're blue collar, blue collar, blue collar to the bone!
Yeah... Blue Collar to the Bone.
That's right.